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Trainer Larry Jones returns home after accident
Trainer Larry Jones has returned home from the hospital following a training accident Saturday.
Hall of Famer Safely Kept dies at 28
Safely Kept, the Maryland-bred filly who won the 1990 Breeders’ Cup Sprint, died yesterday at age 28.

New Jersey-based trainers head home, to Monmouth Park
It was a long, cold winter, but the opening of Monmouth Park’s stable area has New Jersey-based trainers happy to be home — and excited about summer.

Atlantic City Race Course set for 2014 meet
Atlantic City Race Course, the track that refuses to die, will kick off its 2014 mini-meet tomorrow with six races and full fields.
Leg 2 of Maryland Handicapping Series set for April 26
Coming Saturday, April 26 — Leg 2 of the free, online Maryland Handicapping Series!

Fasig-Tipton 2yo sale by the numbers
They’re mailing catalogs this week, which means the Fasig-Tipton 2 year-old in training sale can’t be far behind. Here it is — by the numbers.

At the Charles Town Classic, hoping for something big
Casual fans turned out for Saturday night’s Charles Town Classic hoping to see “something big.” Some of them did, when 26-1 Imperative upset the big race.

Bigger races, and larger meaning, for Hamp, Kid Cruz
Hamp’s name honors a late colleague. Kid Cruz is fulfilling the owner’s late mother’s wishes. After Saturday wins, both may head to Preakness day stakes.

Bobby Abbo, owner of Immortal Eyes, passes
Bobby Abbo, whose tiny racing stable enjoyed outsized success, most recently with veteran sprinter Immortal Eyes, passed away on Sunday.

Sugar Maple win has Flattering Bea connex dreaming big
Flattering Bea’s upset win in Saturday’s Sugar Maple at Charles Town had trainer Crystal Pickett in tears — and, with owner James Arrison, dreaming big.